tips to get the stink out of a indoor garbage can?

Question

any household remedies?

Answer 1

Soak in water and vinegar for a while and if the smell is still there, pour out the liquid and sprinkle baking soda over it and let it set for a while. That should do it.

Answer 2

Sprinkle in a bit of baking soda on sides and bottom of garbage pail. Then pour in about a half-cup of white vinegar (even the inexpensive kind will do.) Shake it all around to get all the soda bubbling up. This should do it, but if there is debris in the bottom if something leaked from the garbage liner, then just use a scrubber pad a bit to release the mess, and pour it all down the garbage disposal. The drains need clearing out like this from time to time anyway. Rinse out with water, and the smell should be gone immediately. The vinegar smell will recede like when dry. White vinegar will remove ANY odor, and the chemical reaction with the soda helps to fumigate, and scrub out messes. If you are unsure of difference between baking soda and powder, I am talking about the rectangular box, usually brand of Arm & Hammer in the yellow/orange box, and not baking powder, which comes in a round or rectangular can. I only say this, because they used to confuse me. Just remember the soda is the one that bubbles up and reacts with the vinegar. This works every time, plus keeping a plastic liner in the garbage can helps a lot.

Answer 3

Garbage Pails
Deodorize your garbage pails
with 20 MULE TEAM® Borax.
After washing the empty pail
with a solution of 20 MULE
TEAM® Borax Natural Laundry
Booster and warm water, sprinkle
a little dry 20 MULE TEAM®
Borax in the bottom of the dry
pail. Then as the pail becomes full,
repeat the process to minimize
spoiled food odors.
The same procedure can be used
for outdoor trash barrels, especially
during warm weather months.

http://www.dialcorp.com/documents/borax.pdf

Old time fix, but then again I'm old,,,lol

Answer 4

Use one of those bleach-based cleaning solutions that are supposed to remove mold and fungus from tile (Tilex or Chlorox makes a spray gel). Or you could use a splash of bleach and dilute it with water. Take it outside to apply whatever you use and avoid breathing the fumes. Make sure the bleach solution contacts all of the sides of the trash can (swish it around).

Be careful not to splash the bleach onto your clothes - it will put spots on them and possibly burn holes through them next time you wash. Also, avoid getting the bleach on your hands or skin. It could burn and you'll be smelling bleach for the rest of the day.

Leave the trash can to sit for a few minutes. Then rinse it out with a hose, and then wash it with a detergent soap (like dishwashing liquid). Rinse and dry with a towel. No more stink.

Answer 5

Sprinkle Baking Soda and then Cinnamon or any spice you like to the mix. Will not only keep it smelling nice but will absorb the odor out of the plastic garbage can. That is really where the smell is coming from.

Answer 6

Wash it out with white vinegar this will remove the odor. Then before you put in a new bag, add some Baking Soda to the bottom of the can, that will also work on taking away odors.

Answer 7

First clean thoroughly with bleach, and let dry. Then every time you change the trash place a fresh charcoal cube, ( the kind with no starter fluid), in the bottom of the can before putting in a new bag. Charcoal naturally absorbs odors.
One bag of charcoal is a lot cheaper than carpet freshener and will last longer too.

Answer 8

Soak in boiling water and add vinegar & lemon juice , leave like this for 10 min´s . once the water has cooled down , swirl the water around the can, Throw away the water and rinse with cold . Then with 1/2 a lemon rub around the inside of the can, leave for 5 min´s then rinse and dry well. Leave he can outside if you can so it gets fresh air.

Answer 9

there is a product called odorzout. you can buy it at pet stores, it is actually used to get pet odors out of carpet, etc. try sprinkling some inside your garbage can and let it sit in there for a while. also, you could try mixing the odorzout powder with some hot water and use the solution to scrub down your garbage can. you can use it on your carpet, in your laundry, in stinky shoes, it's great. if you have stinky shoes, sprinkle some in there and leave it overnight, then pour it out. it works great!

Answer 10

Baking soda removes odors on contact. You can use it straight or add a little warm water to it and make a paste.

To santise and deordorise, fill with warm water and add one part bleach to one part baking soda and let it sit for at least 10 mins. Overnight would be best.